A broken-up CSC will face an uphill battle for both its commercial and government units after CEO Mike Lawrie admitted the company missed the acceleration to cloud and a shift in client buying patterns.

CSC will split into two publicly traded companies: one focused on its 51,000-worker commercial business led by current CEO Mike Lawrie, and the other focused on its 14,000-person U.S. government business led by a new CEO.

The deeper margins and stickiness for the Chromebook lie in the professional services and alliances with educational testing providers, though some of the higher-end devices themselves can be profitable.

Solution providers are concentrating too much on selling to the superintendent, tech evaluators and purchasing agents, a panel of educators said, when they really should be focused on the needs of students.

CSC is set to announce that it is splitting in two as soon as its earnings call on Tuesday. Despite a history of reports regarding the company being involved in buyout talks, analysts say this time it's for real.

After several failed attempts to sell off its business, the systems integration giant plans to divide the company, according to Reuters, separating its government business from its commercial IT division.